Airbnb Is Now Matching Data For The Government
The UK government has a new data matching partner. It's Airbnb. 🇬🇧
Most coverage read the Cabinet Office announcement as a crackdown on social housing subletting. It is. But the privacy notices tell a bigger story:
→ 470 potential fraud cases already flagged across London boroughs, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Anglesey
→ Over 450,000 properties in scope
→ An estimated 5,800 social homes suspected of being sublet on platforms in England, at around £78,300 per case
→ Councils send tenancy records TO Airbnb. Airbnb runs the match and sends results back
→ Government's own notice: Airbnb Ireland is…
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